Wire-reeling apparatus.



No. 683,594. atented (lot. I, MN.

J.-.-.DOBSON. WIRE FEELING APPARATUS.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1901/ (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Trice.

THOMAS J. DOBSON, OF DAN, TEXAS.

WIRE-REELING APPARATUS.

srnerrrca'rron forming part of Iletters Patent No. 683,5 dated October 1901- Application filed March 6,1901. Serial No. 50,072. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. DOBSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dan, in the county of WVise, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Reelin g Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for removing wire from fencing; and it has for its object to provide a simple and efficient machine provided with a windingreel and so constructed that by the operation of the winding-reel the machine will be moved along and will carry the operators with it, a further object of the invention being to provide a construction of reel which will be not only cheap and easy of manufacture, but which will be easily operated.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be evident from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a trans verse section of the machine, taken longitudinally and vertically through the Windlassshaft. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Referring now to the drawings, the present machine comprises a platform including longitudinal sills 5 and 6, having cross-pieces 7 and 8, to one of which is secured an axletree having an axle carrying supporting-wheels 9, while pivoted to the cross-piece at the opposite end is an axletree 10, carrying an axle having wheels 12, this axletree having draftrigging attached thereto to provide for hauling of the apparatus from place to place.

On the sills 5 and 6 are disposed bearingblocks 13 and 14, which are recessed to receive bushings 15 and 16, having flanges at their ends to prevent displacement thereof from the bearings, and which bushings are held in the bearings by straps 17 and 18, which are clamped over the bushings by bolts and nuts, as illustrated. The bushings are adapted to rotate in the bearings.

Through the bushings 15 and 16 are formed alining cross-sectionally-angular passages, and in these passages is disposed a cross-sectionally-angular shaft 19, which rotates with the bushings, and on this shaft are mounted two spaced spiders 20 and 21, which are held from turning on the shaft by means of'brackets, each including a sleeve 22, which is fitted slidably upon the angular shaft and has an outwardly and forwardly extending arm 23, the extremity of which is bifurcated to receive an arm of the adjacent spider, and thus hold the spider against rotation. is held in position on the shaft by a set-screw 25, and the two spiders are mounted at the The sleeve ends of a tubular body, so that, in efiect,-a

spool is formed.

To rotate the shaft and therewith the spool or Windlass, the shaft is provided with a sprocket 26 at each end, and with each sprocket is engaged a chain 27, which is also engaged with a sprocket at the end of a crankshaft 28, mounted upon blocks 29 upon the sills 5 and 6. Adjacent to the crank shaft is a platform 30, upon which two operators may stand to rotate the crank-shaft and therewith the spool to wind wire thereon.

In practice when the wire is to be Wound one end thereof is attached to the spool and the wire is removed from a number of the fence-posts, while the pivoted axletree is fastened against movement. By then operating the crank-shaft the wire is wound in, and this winding of the wire acts to draw the ma chine along the line of the fence. Thus may the entire length of wire be wound up.

It will be seen that by the use of the square.

shaft the spool is held most securely, while the sleeves or bushings thereon present good bearing-surfaces that run easily, and it Will be understood that in practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is A machine for winding fence-wire comprising running-gear including sills and crosspieces having supporting-wheels, bearings upon the sills, bushings rotatably mounted in the bearings and having angular alining passages therethrough, a shaft slidably fitted in the bushings, a spool and spaced spiders mounted upon the shaft, angular sleeves upon the shaft adjacent the spiders and having bi name, in the presence of two subscribing Witfuroated arms engaging the spiders, a cranknesses, on the 2d day of February, 1901.

, shaft mounted upon the sills operatin con- T neotions between the crank sha'ft au a the I THOMAS DOBSOL' 5 spool-shaft, and a platform adjacent to the Witnesses:

crank-shaft to support the operators. I J. P. MEEK,

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my I GEORGE CoPP. 

